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State and local leaders can alleviate the burden on public-safety personnel by tackling three workforce trends

Government officials and public safety leaders wear many different hats. They serve as sounding boards for constituent complaints and for new ideas that need vetting. They are change agents charged with improving the lives of citizens and colleagues and are tasked with keeping order. Their most daunting responsibility, however, is keeping members of their community […]

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6G is shaping up to disappoint, and the industry can blame itself

One of the gripes frequently aired about 5G is that it’s merely a souped-up version of 4G, as if the mobile networks industry was supposed to invent time travel or at least find a cure for cancer. The unimaginative marketers are largely to blame for this with their overpromotion of the Gs as something that […]

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Change is coming to the network detection and response (NDR) market

After several years of relative stability and steady growth, Omdia research indicates that the network detection and response (NDR) segment appears poised for rapid change. While a handful of vendors continue to enjoy significant market traction, the segment faces uncertainty due to the evolving demands on threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) solutions. It’s becoming […]

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Telcos need to build businesses, as well as networks

Telcos are over-invested in 5G in every sense of the phrase. The latest mobile generation has fallen well short of expectations, as recent numbers from analyst firm MTN Consulting attest. Total operator revenue actually declined in the second and third quarters last year, largely as a result of weak service revenues, MTN found. In Q3, for […]

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FCC proposes initial satellite-direct-to-phone regulatory framework

FCC commissioners yesterday approved a proposal that would provide an initial regulatory framework for the agency to support supplemental-coverage-from-space (SCS)—or satellite-direct-to-cell-phone—services being explored by numerous satellite operators and terrestrial wireless carriers, including on FirstNet Authority spectrum. Under the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that was passed by a 4-0 vote, the FCC “seeks to establish […]

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Cloud services: A cloudy forecast for state and local governments

Cloud services continue to grow exponentially making it flourish into a multi-billion-dollar industry. According to a survey by Synergy Research Group, the global cloud infrastructure services market grew by 35 percent in 2020, with the top five cloud providers (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and IBM) capturing more than 70 percent of the market […]

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Wassel describes FirstNet Authority CEO post as ‘dream job’

Joe Wassel just started his job as FirstNet Authority CEO, and he plans to hit the ground running, embracing the organization’s tradition of outreach to public-safety and first-responder personnel to inform the decision-making process. That particularly will be the case during the next four months, Wassel said. “I plan on leading this effort by being […]

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Ransomware’s favorite target: Critical infrastructure and its industrial control systems

National defense and security experts long predicted that future warfare would not be waged by firearms but with code designed to disable services people depend on for daily life. In May 2021, security experts’ worst fears came true, when a ransomware attack struck the Colonial Pipeline. Gas delivery to most of the US Northeast halted almost […]

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Will driverless cars need remote human supervision?

Over the last few years autonomous vehicle start-ups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on their cars being truly self-driving. Yet, international news agency Reuters reported in September 2022 that they may not in the end be totally autonomous. Industry experts and executives believe there may be a need for remote human supervisors […]

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Impact of quantum technologies on the telecommunications industry

Quantum technologies will have a profound impact on the telecommunications industry, from improving the speed, fidelity and integrity of wired or satellite communications to creating the next generation of Quantum Internet and more. In the meantime, telecommunications providers are both a prime target for and a critical first line of defense against emerging quantum threats. […]

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State and local leaders can alleviate the burden on public-safety personnel by tackling three workforce trends

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6G is shaping up to disappoint, and the industry can blame itself

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Change is coming to the network detection and response (NDR) market

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Telcos need to build businesses, as well as networks

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FCC proposes initial satellite-direct-to-phone regulatory framework

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Cloud services: A cloudy forecast for state and local governments

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Wassel describes FirstNet Authority CEO post as ‘dream job’

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Ransomware’s favorite target: Critical infrastructure and its industrial control systems

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Will driverless cars need remote human supervision?

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Impact of quantum technologies on the telecommunications industry

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